Elwood Curtin Zimmerman
American entomologist · 1912–2004
5,589 specimens, collected between 1928 and 1971 on 379 collecting days, now held in 5 departments. Identified 595 specimens for others.
On the labels as Zimmerman, E.C., Elwood C. Zimmerman, E. C. Zimmerman, Zimmerman, E. C., Zimmerman, Elwood C., Zimmerman, E., E. Zimmerman, Zimmerman and 7 more.
- Specimens
- 5,589
- Type specimens
- 813
- Years in the field
- 44
- Islands
- 47
- Species
- 977
- Identifications
- 595
- In the Library
- 1
- Named after
- 17
Where Zimmerman collected
Journeys
10 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →
21 islands · Feb – Oct 1934
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman across 21 islands, February – October 19341,714 specimens · 56 stops · 248 days · 12,587 km
Oʻahu · 11–20 Nov 1934
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Oʻahu, 11–20 November 193463 specimens · 3 stops · 10 days
Kauaʻi and Oʻahu · Jan – Feb 1935
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Kauaʻi and Oʻahu, January – February 193542 specimens · 4 stops · 21 days · 179 km
Oʻahu · Jan – Mar 1937
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Oʻahu, January – March 193759 specimens · 12 stops · 68 days
Kauaʻi and Maui · Jun – Aug 1937
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Kauaʻi and Maui, June – August 1937575 specimens · 25 stops · 78 days · 481 km
7 islands of Fiji · Jul – Oct 1938
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman across 7 islands of Fiji, July – October 1938697 specimens · 21 stops · 92 days · 3,794 km
4 islands · May – Aug 1940
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman across 4 islands, May – August 1940616 specimens · 10 stops · 86 days · 181 km
Oʻahu · 1–19 Mar 1942
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Oʻahu, 1–19 March 194265 specimens · 2 stops · 19 days
Oʻahu · 9–28 May 1943
Elwood Curtin Zimmerman in Oʻahu, 9–28 May 194374 specimens · 2 stops · 20 days
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Ciidae, 1928 (Waianae Mts.; Makua). Latest: Argemone glauca, 1971.
In the Library
Publications in the Library whose author line carries this name.
2000
Insects of Hawaii. Volume 16Liebherr, J.K. & E.C. Zimmerman · Hawaiian Carabidae (Coleoptera), Part 1: Introduction and tribe Platynini. Univ. Hawaii Press. 494 p.
Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey
Named for Zimmerman
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Zimmerman. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
- Philonesia zimmermani Euconulidae5
- Taitaa zimmermani Achatinellidae5
- Lallemandana zimmermani Aphrophoridae2
- Longipalpus zimmermani Cerambycidae2
- Philonesia zimmermani tautautui Euconulidae2
- Aeletes zimmermani Histeridae1
- Apsilochorema zimmermani Hydrobiosidae1
- Australaena zimmermani Anyphaenidae1
- Cerapachys zimmermani Formicidae1
- Cordezoros zimmermani Spiralizoridae1
- Cryphalus zimmermani Curculionidae1
- Ectopsocus zimmermani Ectopsocidae1
- Gonomyia zimmermani Limoniidae1
- Nocticanace zimmermani Canacidae1
- Ptilopodius zimmermani Curculionidae1
- Ptycta zimmermani Psocidae1
- Trioza zimmermani Triozidae1
From the field
As a determiner
595 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: